This is a full year California History curriculum thatmeets ALL of the CA State Social Science History Standards. Perfect for 4th grade CA History! Each of the unit overview pages indicates which standards are met in that unit.
*This is the Digital Download version. Nothing will be shipped. Printed version also available on our website.
Full color
Literature-led: mostly picture books you can get at the library or as read-alouds found on YouTube (indicated with a symbol), but we also include a few short, chapter books (think Island of the Blue Dolphins). Pick and choose as many books as you would like from each unit, you do NOT need to read all of them.
Worksheets/Activities included: dozens of activities such as recipes, map work, coloring sheets, crosswords, word searches, rock painting, board games and more are already included with this purchase.
Timeline with printable stickers: student(s) add timeline stickers during each unit. You can print it on sticker paper or have students cut and paste.
Flexible Pacing: Do one lesson a week to complete in a year or two lessons a week to complete in half a year.
Open and Go: no prep needed
No Textbook Needed
This California History Curriculum includes 8 units total.
Unit 1: California Geography & History Overview
Unit 2: California Indigenous People
Unit 3: European Exploration
Unit 4: Spanish Missions & Ranchos
Unit 5: The Bear Republic & Becoming a State
Unit 6: The Gold Rush
Unit 7: Booming California
Unit 8: California State Government
Designed for homeschool families by a homeschool family.
